Baptism is the initial step of a faithful heart. Max Lucado More Quotes by Max Lucado More Quotes From Max Lucado If Jesus heals instantly, praise Him. If Jesus heals gradually, trust Him. When Jesus heals ultimately, you will understand. Max Lucado heal praise jesus God didn't overlook your sins, lest he endorse them. Max Lucado punishment perfection jesus Be careful what you think, because your thoughts run your life. Do you want to be happy tomorrow? Then sow seeds of happiness today -count blessings, memorize Bible verses, pray, sing hymns, spend time with encouraging people. Do you want to guarantee tomorrow's misery? Then wallow in a mental mud pit of self-pity or guilt or anxiety today assume the worst, beat yourself up, rehearse your regrets, complain to complainers. Max Lucado regret running thinking Jesus took your punishment, and God gave you credit for Jesus' perfection. Max Lucado punishment perfection jesus See your enemies, not as God's failures, but as God's projects. Max Lucado projects enemy Christ lived the life we could not live and took the punishment we could not take to offer the hope we cannot resist. Max Lucado offers punishment christ May you live in such a way that your death is just the beginning of your life. Max Lucado may way Even though you may not understand how God works, you know he does. Max Lucado doe may motivational Our belief in God is not blind faith. Belief is having a firm conviction something is true, not hoping it's true. Max Lucado blind-belief godly faith Nature is God's first missionary. Where there is no Bible there are sparkling stars. Where there are not preachers there are spring times... If a person has nothing but nature, then nature is enough to reveal something about God. Max Lucado stars missionary spring Indeed, baptism is a vow, a sacred vow of the believer to follow Christ. Just as a wedding celebrates the fusion of two hearts, baptism celebrates the union of sinner with Savior. Max Lucado baptism heart two We’re grateful when all is well, but can we say the same on disastrous days? Max Lucado wells grateful In the manger God loves you; through the cross God saves you. But has he taken you to his home? Not yet. Max Lucado taken love-you home When God is all you have, then all you have, is all you need. Max Lucado needs Your serenity matters to heaven. God's presence encapsulates your life. Max Lucado serenity life heaven God has proven himself as a faithful father. Now it falls to us to be trusting children. Max Lucado father children fall Ggrace is God's best idea - it's His decision to ravage people by love, to rescue passionately, and to restore justly. Max Lucado decision people ideas Hope is not a granted wish or a favor performed; no it is far greater than that. It is a zany, unpredictable dependence on a God who loves to surprise us out of our socks. Max Lucado hopeful favors wish Heaven is beyond our imagination . . . . At our most creative moment, at our deepest thought, at our highest level, we still cannot fathom eternity. Max Lucado religious christian god Philosophers can debate the meaning of life, but you need a Lord who can declare the meaning of life. Max Lucado meaning-of-life inspirational needs
